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ryan da7ed41938 feat: migrate backend persistence from TinyDB to MongoDB Atlas
- Implement lazy MongoDB client initialization in backend/db/mongo_client.py.
- Create Gunicorn configuration to ensure MongoDB client is initialized per worker.
- Refactor database access layer to support MongoDB with a new MongoLockedTable adapter.
- Add migration script to transfer existing TinyDB data to MongoDB, preserving idempotency.
- Update tracking event handling to ensure deterministic ordering with a monotonic sequence.
- Modify tests to use mongomock for MongoDB integration and ensure existing tests pass.
- Add integration test script to run tests against a local MongoDB Docker container.
- Document environment variables and migration process in specs/feat-database-migration.md.
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Backend Scripts

Utility scripts for backend management tasks.

create_admin.py

Creates an admin user account with elevated privileges.

Usage

cd backend
python scripts/create_admin.py

The script will prompt you for:

  • Email address
  • Password (minimum 8 characters)
  • First name
  • Last name

Security Notes

  • Admin users can only be created through this script or direct database manipulation
  • The admin role cannot be assigned through the signup API
  • Existing email addresses will be rejected
  • Passwords are hashed using werkzeug's secure hash algorithm

Example

$ python scripts/create_admin.py
=== Create Admin User ===

Email: admin@example.com
Password: ********
First name: Admin
Last name: User

Create admin user 'admin@example.com'? (yes/no): yes
✓ Admin user created successfully!
  Email: admin@example.com
  Name: Admin User
  Role: admin

hash_passwords.py

Migrates existing plain text passwords in the database to secure hashed passwords.

Usage

cd backend
python scripts/hash_passwords.py

Description

This script should be run once after deploying password hashing to convert any existing plain text passwords to secure hashes. It:

  • Reads all users from the database
  • Identifies plain text passwords (those not starting with hash prefixes)
  • Hashes plain text passwords using werkzeug's secure algorithm
  • Updates user records in the database
  • Skips already-hashed passwords
  • Reports the number of users updated

Security Notes

  • Run this script only once after password hashing deployment
  • Execute in a secure environment (admin access only)
  • Verify a few users can log in after migration
  • Delete or secure the script after use to prevent accidental re-execution
  • The script is idempotent - running it multiple times is safe but unnecessary

Example

$ python scripts/hash_passwords.py
Password already hashed for user admin@example.com
Hashed password for user user1@example.com
Hashed password for user user2@example.com
Migration complete. Updated 2 users.

Requirements

These scripts require the backend virtual environment to be activated:

# Windows
.venv\Scripts\activate

# Linux/Mac
source .venv/bin/activate